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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1968
Page
1
Paris reports that President Charles de Gaulle and his Gaullist candidates swept parliamentary seats in the first week of national elections, delivering a massive vote of confidence for his leadership.
Four seriously and one other person injured in three separate traffic crashes late Saturday and early Sunday as reported by the Nevada Highway Patrol. One victim, Donald Glade Ogle, 28, of Rochelle, in satisfactory condition after motorcycle crash at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
A tropical storm named Candy hit the Texas coast just north of Corpus Christi with monsoon like rains and 62 mph winds. The storm stranded about 15 tourists at Padre Island National Seashore while waves surged near homes. Tornadoes moved along the coast from Houston to Corpus Christi as 29 counties faced alerts and heat in the Southwest persisted with 100 degree plus temperatures.
American B52 bombers hit a Communist ammunition dump on the outskirts of Saigon triggering six minutes of explosions. A military source said hundreds of tons of munitions were destroyed. Spokesmen said the area was a springboard for attacks on Saigon. In another clash, Communist forces reportedly inflicted heavy casualties 50 miles northeast of the capital.
The freighter SS North America with Liberian registry burned out of control in the Pacific. At least two crewmen were missing and 22 others drifted in lifeboats awaiting rescue as the Coast Guard coordinated a boarding party from the nearby SS St. Paul 630 miles east-southeast of Hawaii. A Coast Guard plane circled the scene and counted 22 men in two lifeboats. The total crew aboard the stricken ship was not immediately known.
The forecast calls for sunny skies and southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high reaches 105 degrees with a low of 75 while yesterday topped 108 and 78. Noontime humidity is noted as a percent, sunrise at 5 25.
University of Nevada coed Sharon Davis, 19, was named Miss Nevada 1968 after a contest of ten contestants. She will compete in Miss America in Atlantic City in September. Runners up were Judith Fleischmann, Lea Lagrange, Marcia Williams, and Diane Nielsen. Patricia Eliason named Miss Congeniality for teamwork and humor.
At least 73 fans die and 150 to 200 are injured as burning paper hurled during Argentina’s biggest match triggers a deadly stampede at River Plate stadium. Police report bodies at the station and a chaotic scene as crowds seek relatives.
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy charged police with firebombing Resurrection City and said the Poor Peoples' Marchers would not quit their encampment even if evicted or jailed. The National Park Service permit expired at 8 p.m. EDT and promised a reasonable time to vacate. New violence erupted as authorities prepared for a possible eviction showdown.
Thirty U S Bureau of Land Management firefighters smothered a blaze near Elgin Nevada started Saturday that consumed about 300 acres of desert brush. No homes were threatened and no injuries reported as crews dug a line and a six man mop up crew remained. The fire began along the Union Pacific railroad track north of Elgin between Elgin and Caliente.
The United States and allies plan a stern warning to Soviet Russia over East Germany’s pressure on West Berlin. Secretary of State Rusk will fly to Bonn to meet Chancellor Kiesinger after NATO ministers open in Reykjavik.
A Harris survey of 1,524 voters conducted June 10 to 17 tests Sen Edward Kennedy as potential running mate with Vice President Humphrey and as a presidential candidate. The Humphrey Kennedy ticket leads Rockefeller Reagan 52 to 40 percent, a 12 point edge over the Reagan Rockefeller pairing.
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